#VisualAbstract: Delayed cord clamping reduces mortality in infants born pre-term
1. Deferred (delayed) cord clamping significantly reduced mortality before discharge compared to immediate cord clamping. 2. Umbilical cord milking was ...
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Delayed cord clamping reduces mortality in infants born pre-term
1. Deferred (delayed) cord clamping significantly reduced mortality before discharge compared to immediate cord clamping. 2. Umbilical cord milking was ...
Discontinuing oxytocin during active labour has no significant impact on neonatal morbidity
1. Neonatal morbidity rate was comparable between the continuous oxytocin and discontinuous oxytocin groups. 2. There was no significant difference ...
Azithromycin use is associated with reduced maternal sepsis in vaginal deliveries
1. In this randomized controlled trial, a single dose of azithromycin reduced the risk of maternal sepsis or death among ...
Cardiac arrest survival during delivery lowest in those with disseminated intravascular coagulation
1. In this retrospective cohort study, 68% of female patients with cardiac arrest during their delivery survived until hospital discharge. ...
Perinatal transmission of COVID-19 unlikely to occur with appropriate infection control strategies
1. Among neonates born to SARS-CoV-2-positive mothers in three New York Hospitals, none tested positive, or were symptomatic, for the ...
Delayed umbilical cord clamping associated with potential antioxidant effect
1. Blood collected from late-clamped umbilical cords (2 minutes after birth) contained significantly increased levels of antioxidants such as: erythrocyte ...
Pregnancy and peripartum risk factors associated with childhood ADHD
Image: PD 1. As compared to controls, mothers of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were significantly more likely to have ...
Obtaining consent for c-section during labor may be suboptimal
Image: Salim Fadhley 1. Among women undergoing urgent or emergent cesarean deliveries (CD), informed consent was frequently obtained only after the ...